"HELLO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WELCOME TO THE 4th WORLD TOURNAMENT! BUT LET'S INTRODUCE OUR TEAMS FIRST B EFORE WE BEGEN! FIRST UP ARE THE SAINT SHIELDS WITH OZUMA, MARIAM, JOSEPH, DUNGA, AND JAKE! NEXT IS THE PSYCICS WITH KANE, SALIMA, JIM, GOKI, AND MIMI! THEN THERE'S CRASHED DREAMS WITH WILL, IRMA, CORNEILIA, TEA, AND JAZZ! AND FINALLY THE BLADEBREAKERS WITH TYSON, MAX, KAI, RAY, AND ANICA! LET THE GAMES BEGIN!"
Ani entered the stadium next to Kai. The crowds scared her a little. She held onto Kai's arm and tried to hide herself from the stands. Kai looked at her.
"Don't tell me that you're scared of a crowd." He cracked a small smile.
"Crowds with 15 people no. Crowds with 15000 people yes." Ani tried to hide herself in his scarf.
Kai sighed and tugged his scarf out of her grasp. "C'mon it won't be that bad. Don't pay attention to them. Just look at your opponent and you'll do fine."
Ani looked at him then sighed. She let go of his scarf and walked next to him taking deep calming breaths. After a while she grew used to them and watched as the Psychics were defeated by Crashed Dreams. Next up were them against the Saint Shields. Max was up first against Mariam. It didn't last long and in the end Mariam and Shark Rash won. Max came back looking sullen.
"Don't worry Max we'll get her back." Tyson assured him.
"Yeah Max don't beat yourself up about it." Ray gave him a water bottle.
"Thanks guys, I am sorry that I lost." He looked at them all.
"Don't worry about it Max, sit down." Ani told him while looking up. "Who's next Kai?"
"I am." Kai got up from his perch and approached Dunga.
After a few seconds Kai came back looking proud like he had just came back with candy by tricking his mother about it. Tyson went and won then Ray who lost now it was Ani's turn and she quickly stood up. It all depended on her from here on out. She was worried that she'd lose but still had confidence as she saw Mimi doing the same thing of entering the stadium.
"BLADERS READY! 3…2…1 LET IT RIIIIIIIIIIP!" Jazzman announced and they both launched with such force that when they hit dead on a shock wave of power shook the stadium.
The 2 blades hit again and another shock wave erupted. This continued for a few minutes and eventually the force threw Mimi back but Ani held her balance and it seemed like she was connected to the ground. Her feet didn't move even though her hair fell out of the bun it was in and was waving wildly.
"Stingsha! Use poison blade!" Mimi finally announced.
"Nami dodge and use black water mist!"
Nami dodged the attack and erupted with her own powerful one. Stingsha wasn't fast enough and was thrown out of the stadium with such a force that it broke through some concrete all the way in the back of the dome. Ani sighed and picked up her blade. She then went over to Mimi who was down on her knees.
"Hey…" Ani spoke softly.
"What are you doing here? Come to gloat or make fun of me cause of my loss?" Mimi said bitterly.
"Actually no. I wanted to say that you put up a really good fight. You have a lot of potential not to mention skill. Practice a little bit more and I might offer for a rematch." Ani smiled at the girl.
Mimi looked up with her tear stained face and broke out into a smile. "Thank you. Coming from you that means a lot."
Mimi stood up and walked back to her teammates with a small smile on her face. Ani grinned herself and was about to turn around when she was suddenly glomped by Tyson and Max screaming.
"We won thanks to you! You're the best Ani!" Tyson yelled over the crowd.
"That's nice and all but you think you can let go so that I can breathe?" Ani yelled back.
"Both boys got off of her and ran around her in circles making her dizzy. They hugged her once more and ran over to Ray who tried to get away. Sadly he didn't make it, as he was also glomped. Ani laughed at his predicament when a hand placed itself on her shoulder. She turned around to see Kai.
"Yeah?" Ani looked at him curiously.
"Uh… never mind make sure you guys get back BEFORE 10 unlike last time. I'll be at the room." Kai turned to leave.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE MISTER!" Ani got a hold onto his scarf. "You're celebrating with us Mr. Anti-Social."
Kai stared at her like she had died her hair green with pink polka dots.
"What!" Kai stared at her wide-eyed.
"You heard me your coming with us weather you like it or not so no complaints." Ani glared at him.
Kai sighed. "Do I have to go? I can't even stand being in the same room as HIM." Kai pointed to Tyson.
"Yes you have to, I'm not going to suffer alone this time."
"I thought you had Ray."
"He ditched me for Mariah! Little bastard. I'll get my revenge tomorrow after the tournament. He's so going to pay." Ani cast ma glance over at the said boy.
Kai chuckled as he saw Ray look away quickly so he wouldn't feel guilty.
"Alright I'll go but-"
"But? What but?"
"-If I do you have to do something for me."
"And what would that be?"
"You'll find out." Kai smirked and followed Max out the door.
Ani scowled as he walked swiftly out. She was about to follow when Mimi and the Saint Shields stopped in front of her.
"Uh… hi?" Ani looked a bit confused.
"We were wondering what type of element your bitbeast rules over." Ozuma told her.
"I think she rules over water and darkness or something. I don't know she doesn't talk that much." Ani shrugged.
"Talk? What do you mean? She talks to you?" Mariam asked.
"Yeah, she talks to me all the time. Usually about how bored she is or if she found a good enough topic from Dragoon, Driger, Dranzer, or Draciel to talk to me about it. Don't your bitbeasts talk to you?" Ani put on a confused face.
They all shook their heads and started asking her more about her relationship with Nami.
"Uh… I've got to be somewhere right now, maybe I'll see you guys later!" Ani started to leave.
Just as she left she slammed into a girl about the same age as herself. She looked the small girl over. She had black shoulder length hair that at the moment was put up in a high ponytail. She wore a tight short sleeved shirt that was red and it said 'Shit Happens. Don't Let It Happen To You.' A pair of black baggy jeans that covered most of her white tennis shoes covered her long slender legs. When she looked up Ani saw that she had bright green eyes.
"Oops I'm sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going." The girl got up.
Ani smiled. "S' okay I wasn't looking where I was going either. I'm Anica but call me Ani. What's your name?"
"I'm Yuki but people call me squirt and little one, which I hate. I'm here with the Demolition Boys. Bryan is my cousin and they invited me to be their team. Unfortunately I'm the only girl."
Ani laughed. "Yeah I know how that is I guess. I'm on the Bladebreakers team and also the only girl. They saved my life a couple times so I guess it's like an I.O.U. Well anyway it was nice meeting you but I've got to go meet my team. Bye!"
Ani walked away leaving a girl who also didn't know exactly who she was. And that she was from a different world completely. Ani walked towards her friends who were waiting for her.
"Sorry guys had a little trouble and bumped into someone on the way here." She smiled brightly.
"That's okay, Tyson won't suffer to much without food." Ray laughed along with Ani and Max.
Tyson was on the ground crawling towards the restaurant. "Food! I need FOOD!"
